Q9 / 180 · NEET 2015 (Phase 2) · Botany

A jawless fish, which lays eggs in freshwater and whose larvae after metamorphosis return to the ocean is

  • A
    Rohu
  • B
    Neomyxine
  • Correct answer
    C
    Petromyzon
  • D
    Eptatretus

Solution

Petromyzon (Lamprey) is a migratory marine water jawless fish which shows anadromous migration. It spawns in freshwater, stops feeding and dies. Its larva (ammocoetes) after metamorphosis will return to the ocean.

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'C'.

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